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Monerans

Monerans are: single celled organisms, that have no nucleus, in the kingdom monera
Campylobacter jejuni Spirillum

Usually found in fresh water and some foods and is one of the main cause of foodborne illnesses

Escherichia Coli
(E.coli)
Bacilli

E.Coli, a bacteria found in meat or water. It can make you very sick.

Protists

nucleus and organells, most single-celled.Protozoa

The single-celled organisms with no cell walls or chlorophyll
Rhizopoda Psammonobiotus dziwnowi
protozoa

This protizoan is located usually in the floodplains, littoral and pelagic zones of rivers

Algae

Algae: Any of numerous groups of chlorophyll containing organisms. Some are single-celled, some are multi-cellular. They are mostly aquatic organisms.

Didymosphenia geminataCommon name: Didymo, rock snot



The Didyomosphenia geminata is found in warm, shallow water. It is not considered a human health risk, but it can affect stream habits, and food for fish and other animals that live in the river come in smaller amounts.

FUNGIFungi is: An organism that live by decomposing and absorbing organic material. Fungi is in the Kingdom Fungi, and includes yeast, molds, and mushrooms.

GLOMEROMYCOTA

Glomeromycota is: In the Kingdom Fungi, grows on the roots of plants.

Glomus glomerulatum

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Glomeromycota
Class: Glomeromycetes
Order: Glomerales
Family: Glomeraceae
Genus: Glomus
Species:Glomerulatum

No common name found.

This Fungi is found in Columbia, South America, near the Meta River.

ASCOMYOTA

ASCOMYOTA: A phylum in the kingdom Fungi, representing the largest of the major groups of fungi.(cup shaped).

Aphanoascus fulvescens
was not able to find the common name
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Ascomyota
class: Ascomyeyes
Order: Onygenales
Family: Onygenaceae
Genus: Aphanoascus
Species: fulvercens

This Fungi is found in shallow water.

CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA
CHYTRIDIOMYCOTA: A division of the Fungi kingdom describing the structure containing unreleased spores.
Rhizophlyctis rosea
Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: Chytridiomycota
Class: Chytridiomycetes
Order: Spizellomycetes
Family: Spizellomycetaceae
Genus: Rhizophlyctis
Speices: rosea

Usually found where soil meets a river.

ASCOMYCOTA

Ascomycota is: A phylum in the kingdom fungi, a cup shaped fungi.

Hymenoscyphus varicosporoides

Kingdom: Fungi
Phylum: AScomycota
Class: Leotiomycetes
Order: Helotiales
Family: Helotaceae
Genus: Hymonosoyphus
Species: Varicosporoides
No common name was found.




Hymenoscyphus varicosporoides is found near the shore of rivers.​

PLANTS

Plants are: Any member of the kingdom Plantae. They are multi-cellular, and typically make thier own food by photosynthesis.

Bryophyta

Fontinalis amblyphlla

Common name: Fontinalis moss
Kingdom: Plantea
Phylum: Brophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Not assigned
Family: Fontinalaceae
Genus: Fontinalis
Species: amblyphylla

located in shallow waters on the surface of rocks.

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Equisetophyta

Equisetophyta is: A class in the Kingdom Plantae, a horsetail, closely related to ferns.

Kingdom: Plantae

Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Equisetophyta
Order: Equisetales
Family: Caenoidea
Genus:Equisetum
Species: fluviatile
Common name: Pipes, or River Horsetail.

Can frequently be found growing along streams and river margins in Texas.

Liliopsida

Lilipsida is: A class in the Kingdom Plantae, includes grasses, lilies, palms, and orchids.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Hydrocharitales
Family:Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Hydrocharis
Species: Morsus-ranaeCommon name: European Frog Bite

This is found on the surface of rivers.

Anthocerotophyta

A division of the plant kingdom consisting of the organisms commonly called club moss, spike moss, and quillworts.

Selaginella bigelovii

(Bigelow's Club-Moss)
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Lycopodiophyta
Class: Lycopodiosida
Order: SelaginellalesGenus:Selaginella

Species:bigelovii
Usually found in rocky areas around rivers, streams, and ponds.

Magnoliopsida

A class of seed plants

Rhodiola algida (Kings crown)

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: SaxifragalesFamily:Crassulaceae Order:Rhodiola Species: algida

Found in mountains and rushing rivers.

Rhodophyta

Rhodophyta is:

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Rhodophyta
Class: florideophyceae
Order: Batrachospermales
Family: Pyraloidea
Genus: Batrachospermum
Species: delicatulum
Common name: Freshwater Algae

Found on the coast of some rivers

Chlororphyta

​ Chlororphyta is: large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae

Ulva prolifera Kindom: Plantae

Phylum:Cholorophyta
Class: Ulvophyceae
Order: Ulvales
Genus: Ulva
Species: Proflifera
Common name: Turtle Grass

Grows in fresh water on rocks and in the sand.

Chlororphyta

Chlororphyta is: large division of chiefly freshwater eukaryotic algae

Ulva acanthophora

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Chlorophyta Class: Ulvophyceae Order: Ulvales
Family:Ulvaceae
Genus:Ulva
Species:acanthopora
Common name: ??

found around the shore of rivers lakes and sometimes oceans.

Bryophyta

A taxonomic division within the kingdom Plantae — the mosses

Grimmia mollis

(Dry Rock Moss)

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Bryophyta
Class: Bryopsida
Order: Grimmiales
Family: Grimmiaceae
Genus: Grimmia
Species: mollis

Moss growing on the dry side of rocks in rivers an streams. Like shone in the picture

Tracheophyta

Tracheophyta is: A vascular plant, including ferns and fern allies, as well as seed plants.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Commelinales
Family: Chrysomeloidea
Genus: Ponterderia
Species: cordata
Common name: Pickerel weed

Found on stream and river banks.

Liliopsida

Liliopsida is: A class in the Kingdom Plantae, includes grasses, lilies, palms, and orchids.

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Hydrocharitales
Family: Hydrocharitaceae
Genus: Elodea
Species: canadensis
Common name: American waterweed

Found in the waters of rivers.

Magnoliopsida

Magnoliopsida is: A class of seed plants.
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Menyanthales
Family: Menyathaceae
Genus: Nymphoides
Species: peltata
Common name: Floating Heart or Fringed Water-Lily

This is found in any standing water

Animals

Multi-celled and digest food internally

Osteichthyes

Osteichthyes are: a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage.

Bryconops alburnoides

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichthyes
Order: Characiformes
Family: Characidae
Genus: Bryconops
Species: alburnoides
Common name: not found

Found every where in rivers but mostly in shallow water. They are commonly found swimming with minnows.

AvesAves are: winged, endothermic, vertebrate animals that lay eggs.

Ardea alba

(Great White Egret)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: ?
Genus: Ardea
species: alba

Found around all water ponds, lakes, rivers, oceans ect.

Reptilia

Reptilia is: A class of cold-blooded air-breathing vertebrates.

Alligator mississippiensis

(Mississippi alligator)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Reptilia
Order: Crocodylia
Family: Crocodylidae
Genus: AlligatorSpecies: mississipensis

Found all over the United States in many rivers and swamps and on the shore.

Osteichethyes

Osteichethyes is: a class of fish having a skeleton composed of bone in addition to cartilage.

Erimyzon oblongus

(Creek Chubsucker)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Osteichethyes
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Catostomidae
Genus: Erimyzon
Species: oblongus

This inhabits sand and gravel at the bottoms of creeks and rivers, often near vegetation.

Mollusca

Mollusks are: A large phlum of invertebrate animals that have soft skin.

Campeloma decisum

(Painted Campoloma)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastopoda
Order: Architaenioglossa
Family: Apseudoidea
Genus: Campeloma
Species: decisum

Found along the bottoms of rivers

Mollusca

Mollusca are: A large phylum of invertebrate animals that have soft skin

Melanoides tuberculata

(Red-Rim Melania)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Neotaenioqlossa
Family: Thiaridea
Genus: Melanoides
Species: tuberculata

Usually found stuck to rocks in rivers, ponds, streams, and lakes. As seen in this photo these Molluscas are stuck to the side of an aquarium tank

Arthropoda

Arthropoda are: jointed-foot invertebrates like arachnids, insects, millipedes, centipedes

Patrobus longicornis

(Dejean Beetle)
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Carabidae
Genus: PatrobusSpecies: longicornis

Found along rivers and on floodplains.

Annelida

Annelida is: A phylum of annelids.

Haemopis sanguisuga

KIngdom: Animalia
Phylum: Annelida
Class: Hirudinea
Order: Arhynchobdellida
Family: Haempidae
Genus:Haemopis
Species:sanguisuga

Typically found in the intertidal zone at the water's edge

Chondrichthyes

Chondrichthyes are: cartilaginous fish

Potamotrygon motoro

(Freshwater Ray)

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chodata
Class: Chondrichthyes
Order: Rajiformes
Family: Potgamotrygonidae
Genus: Potamotrygon
Species: motoro

Found in freshwater rivers

Rotifera

Rotifera is: A class of microscopic invertebrate animals.

Keratella tropica

Kingdom: Animalia
Phlum: Rotifera
Class: Monogonota
Order: Plamida
Family: Brachionidae
Genus: Keratella
Species: tropica
No Common name found.

Found in the Benin River in Nigeria.

Platyhelminthes

Platyhelminthes is: a phylum of worms having a soft, usually flattened body, compromising the flatworms.

Planaria torva

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Plathelminthes
Class: Turbellaria
Order: Tricladida
Family: Planariidae
Genus: Planaria
Species: torva

This organism is found at the rivers edge.

Amphibia

Amphibia is: the class compromising of the amphibians

Rana muscosa

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Ranidae
Genus: Rana
Species: muscosa
Common name: Florida Bog Frog, Yellow legged frog.

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